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In the news today: 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate Ten candidates vying to represent Battle River-Crowfoot in the H...

Jul 29, 2025

Katrina Chen's kids' book tells of gender-based violence. It's a story she knows well

BURNABY - Former British Columbia legislator Katrina Chen sits on a couch in her Burnaby home, reading aloud from the children's book she's co-written. "'Maybe,' Mommy tells me, 'It's time for a stron...

Jul 29, 2025

Candidates vying for seat in Alberta byelection featuring Poilievre to debate tonight

CAMROSE - Ten candidates vying to represent Battle River-Crowfoot in the House of Commons are to debate tonight in the riding's largest municipality. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's press secre...

David Opinko Jul 29, 2025

Voters in Alberta byelection to use adapted ballots due to high number of candidates

CAMROSE - Elections Canada says voters in the upcoming Battle River-Crowfoot byelection will be required to write out the name of their preferred candidate given the unusually high number of people ru...

Jul 28, 2025

Quebec City judge to rule Thursday on bail for three accused of extremist plot

QUBEC - A Quebec court judge will decide Thursday whether to grant bail to three men facing terrorism charges in the Quebec City region. Judge Ren de la Sablonnire heard final arguments Monday from Cr...

Jul 28, 2025

Lack of action on Gaza erodes Muslims' sense of belonging in Canada: envoy

OTTAWA - Ottawa's approach to the war in Gaza is eroding many Muslim-Canadians' "sense of belonging" in this country, says the federal special representative on combating Islamophobia. "This ongoing, ...

Jul 28, 2025

Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, advises looking outside U.S.

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he's urging Ottawa to find new trading partners outside the United States. Harper says he was approached by the government two weeks ago and advised ...

Jul 28, 2025

Guilty plea in murder of Alexander Lo, brother of festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo

VANCOUVER - A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Alexander Lo, the brother of Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo. The BC Prosecution Service says Dwight Kematch pleaded guilty to on...

Jul 28, 2025

B.C. Premier Eby says Ottawa must increase its subsidy for B.C. ferry users

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says it is time for the federal government to float more money for ferry users in British Columbia after Ottawa cut ferry rates in Atlantic Canada. Prime Minister Mark Car...

Jul 28, 2025

Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program

OTTAWA - Health advocates say they're shocked to hear the federal government may not sign more pharmacare funding deals, which would leave coverage uneven across the country. The first phase of the Ph...

Jul 28, 2025